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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions content/blog/the-complete-ai-job-search-guide.mdx
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title: The complete guide to AI-powered job search in 2026
description: An honest, current guide to using AI for job search in 2026 — what works, what is wasted effort, and which tools fit which audiences. Written by someone who used the approach to land a Head of AI role.
date: "2026-05-18"
lastModified: "2026-05-18"
lastModified: "2026-09-11"
tags: [ai-job-search, guide, claude-code, methodology]
summary: A practical 2026 guide to AI-powered job search. Covers the asymmetry between recruiter-side and candidate-side AI, the four phases of a structured search, which tools fit which user profile, and where to spend time vs where not to.
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**The technical user who wants ownership.** You write code, you live in a terminal, and the SaaS pattern annoys you because your career data ends up on someone else's servers and the matching algorithm is a black box.

→ **career-ops** (MIT-licensed, runs locally through your AI CLI, full pipeline from scan to evaluation to tailoring to tracking). Setup takes fifteen minutes if you have Node 22.5+; if you do not, the other tools are friendlier.
→ **career-ops** (MIT-licensed, runs locally through your AI CLI, full pipeline from scan to evaluation to tailoring to tracking). Setup takes fifteen minutes if you already have Node 18+; if you do not, the other tools are friendlier.

**The senior operator with one shot at a role.** You are not in active search. You have one specific role you want, possibly through a warm intro. You do not need an entire pipeline; you need to nail this single application.

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},
{
"name": "Setup",
"careerOps": "git clone + npm install + config. 10–15 minutes if you have Node 22.5+.",
"careerOps": "git clone + npm install + config. 10–15 minutes if you already have Node 18+.",
"competitor": "Sign up, paste resume. Two minutes."
},
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},
{
"name": "Setup time",
"careerOps": "10-15 minutes (git clone + npm install + config) if you have Node 22.5+.",
"careerOps": "10-15 minutes (git clone + npm install + config) if you already have Node 18+.",
"competitor": "Two minutes — install extension, fill profile, done."
},
{
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},
{
"name": "Setup time",
"careerOps": "10-15 minutes if you have Node 22.5+.",
"careerOps": "10-15 minutes if you already have Node 18+.",
"competitor": "Five minutes — upload CV, configure loops, done."
},
{
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